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What certification advice do you have for aspiring network engineers?
CCNA, CCNP, Networking certifications, Network engineering
I am a graduate student in electrical engineering and would like to pursue a career in computer networking. However almost all of the job requirements ask for some kind of certifications. Could you give me some advice on these certifications like CCNA, CCNP, etc?
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The certifications are an indication of your capabilities. If you start with the CCNA, and see how you get on with it. It is a useful basis to then build your knowledge and see if networking is really what you want to do for a living.

Employers will see this as a useful first step, and is almost now expected of anyone working in this field (as you are already discovering).

The further qualifications, such as the Cisco CCNP, CCSP and CCDP, the Cisco specialisations, and those from other vendors, will largely depend on what jobs you are actually doing. If you do a lot with security, then that is the likely path you will go down for certification as well.

It also depends on whether you are working for an end user, or for a reseller. Working for a reseller is where your qualifications are worth someting to the employer, as these usually count towards their partner status with the manufacturer. So they usually put you on training courses, and pay for the exams (and a bonus if you are VERY lucky !).

In summary, do the CCNA forst, and then see what you are doing in you job to decide the next step.
Last Answered: Aug 18 2009  4:32 PM GMT by BlankReg   11270 pts.
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Edtittel   1005 pts.  |   Aug 18 2009  4:59PM GMT

Check out the <a href="http://SearchNetworking.com" title="http://SearchNetworking. " target="_blank">SearchNetworking.com</a> Learning guide “Guide to Networking Certifications.’ My colleague and co-worker Kim Lindros and I update this every 6-12 months and what you find there will still be quite current. The certs you pursue and earn should do three things for you:

1. Be related to systems and technologies you use daily, or would like to use daily
2. Reflect your technical interests and aspirations
3. Help you enhance and develop your career path and prospects

There are literally hundreds of options out there, but the ones you should choose should be guided by the three aforementioned guidelines.

HTH,
–Ed–

 

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